Sophia Thomalla, Alexander Zverev’s girlfriend, is “incredibly proud” of German for raising more than €100,000 for children with diabetes
Sophia Thomalla, Alexander Zverev’s girlfriend, recently commended him for successfully raising more than €100,000 for diabetic youngsters through his foundation.
In August 2022, the German tennis player established the Alexander Zverev Foundation with the goal of providing medical assistance to diabetic youngsters worldwide. The organization is headquartered in his hometown of Hamburg. Zverev is a Type 1 diabetic who has been suffering from the disease since he was three years old.
To generate funds for the charity cause, the organization recently held its second year-end gala in partnership with Tannenhof Sports and Spa. Zverev was joined by his fiancée Thomalla, his elder brother Mischa, renowned chef Steffen Henssler, and others for the celebration.
Zverev’s organization donated €101,500 to help children who have diabetes in Bolivia and Nepal. Thomalla expressed gratitude on Instagram, writing:
“Sasch has collected more than €100,000 for children with diabetes at his second gala of the @alexanderzverevfoundation. I am incredibly proud of him.” (translated)
The Alexander Zverev Foundation raised a total of €100,000 for charity in June 2023. It primarily utilizes the funding to improve access to insulin and other important medicines for children in underdeveloped nations across the world.
In 2023, Alexander Zverev was barred from injecting himself with insulin.
Alexander Zverev was reportedly ordered not to inject insulin at the 2023 French Open. He left the court during his fourth-round match against Grigor Dimitrov to administer an insulin injection.
A tournament official pursued the German and prevented him from ingesting the drug without the help of a doctor. After shooting Dimitrov, Zverev held a news conference to discuss the situation.
“A supervisor entered the room who was unaware of what was going on, and he panicked and said, ‘No, No, you can’t do that.'” A doctor must be summoned to inject it. ‘Look, I’ve had diabetes since I was three years old, and I know precisely what to do,’ I informed them. “But he just said, ‘No, a doctor has to do it,'” he explained.
The World No. 7 was previously advised not to take the shot on the court because it “looks weird.”
“They felt it looked strange when I did this on the court. My life will be in jeopardy if I don’t do it. However, they stated that it seemed strange. “This debate makes no sense,” he continued.
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